| Detailed Information for Phage Chotacabras | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Former names | Chupacabra |
| Found By | Shannon Snyder & Alex Kim, Soil- Dr. Ivan Erill |
| Year Found | 2014 |
| Location Found | Mallorca, Spain |
| Finding Institution | University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.317556 N, 2.98875 E Map |
| Naming Notes | The Spanish origin of our bacteriophage and the Spanish origin of the legend of Chupacabra was the inspiration behind the name. The Legend of Chupacabra- A dog like monster that sucks the blood and kills livestock. Reported sightings originated in Puerto Rico and have spread as far as Russia and the Philippines. Renamed Chotacabras, a synonym, since there is a Mycobateriophage of the same name. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Jan 16, 2015 |
| Sequencing Facility | Pittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute |
| Shotgun Sequencing Method | Illumina Sequencing |
| Approximate Shotgun Coverage | 898 |
| Genome length (bp) | 165032 |
| GC Content | 37.6% |
| Character of genome ends | Direct Terminal Repeat |
| Direct Terminal Repeat Length | 2355 bp |
| End Determination Notes | Buildups of reads. |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | C |
| Subcluster | C3 |
| Other Cluster Members |
Click to ViewHydralpha (None) JoeB (None) AaronPhadgers (C1) ALPS (C1) Archie14 (C1) Azalea (C1) Belinda (C1) Bhoosica (C1) Cletus (C1) DingnCase (C1) Dingus (C1) DirtyBetty (C1) Doofinshmirtz (C1) Elmer (C1) Escavirius (C1) Eyuki (C1) Freefood (C1) FreightTrain (C1) Grumio (C1) Hakuna (C1) Helga (C1) HonestAbe (C1) Ilona (C1) Kida (C1) Kota (C1) Lilihipha (C1) Megatron (C1) MightyMouse (C1) Momo (C1) Nemo (C1) Nigalana (C1) NotTheCreek (C1) OmnioDeoprimus (C1) Parsons (C1) PPIsBest (C1) Rex16 (C1) SageFayge (C1) SalinJah (C1) STSebastian (C1) Terra (C1) WPh (C1) Zuko (C1) Anthony (C2) Bastille (C2) CAM003 (C2) Evoli (C2) Herbert (C2) HoodyT (C2) Hudslayer (C2) Janet (C2) Kamfam (C2) OTooleKemple52 (C2) Vinny (C2) Adelynn (C3) Ampersand (C3) Anthos (C3) AvesoBmore (C3) B4 (C3) BigBertha (C3) ChannelFever (C3) Chotacabras (C3) ChurroBlast (C3) Flapjack (C3) GypsyDanger (C3) Joonam (C3) Juglone (C3) Natp (C3) Oregano (C3) Phabio (C3) Phrodo (C3) Riley (C3) Spock (C3) Taffo16 (C3) Troll (C3) Typhen (C3) BC4U (C4) BCP78 (C4) TsarBomba (C4) Bcp1 (C5) BM10 (C5) Hobo (C5) Kioshi (C5) |
| Plaque Notes | Circular, Smooth edges, medium cloudy center, equal size and shape. |
| Morphotype | Myoviridae |
| Final annotation complete? | Yes |
| Number of Genes | 285 |
| Has been Phamerated? | No |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | Yes: MN153503 |
| Available Files | |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
| DNAMaster File | Download |
